Airborne Laser returns for more testing

Posted at: Sun Jan 21st, 2007

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- YAL-1A, a modified Boeing 747-400F known as the Airborne Laser, made its return journey to the Air Force Flight Test Center in December after undergoing modifications at Boeing's facilities in Wichita, Kan.

Boeing may walk away with Air Force tanker contract if Northrop doesn't bid

Posted at: Sun Jan 21st, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is not expected to bid on an estimated $100 billion contract for Air Force refueling planes, potentially paving the way for Boeing to walk away with the deal, a source familiar with the ...